Santa Barbara Wine Blogger Conference Attendee

The world-wide wine celebration called Open That Bottle Night was held on February 28th. This event was started around 2001 by Dottie Gaiter and John Brecher, a married wine journalist team. The idea is to encourage people to “open that bottle” of special wine they’ve been saving before the darn thing goes south. It seems...

South African Wine During the past 10 years, South African wines have gained a bit of shelf space in the wine shop. But, for the majority of American wine drinkers this country remains off the wine-drinking radar screen. That is a huge mistake because South African wine vintners produce some of the most value-driven,...

Wine Tasting Review As a wine educator, I am tasked with tasting wines on a frequent basis. Yes, break out the guitar and play a blues song for me. So, since I drink wine almost daily, I thought it was time again to share some tasting notes. For another wine review snapshot, check out...

#WBC14 Live Blogging for Red Wines 2011 Syrah Conscilience & Tre Anelli They are located in Los Olivos. They have two other brands that produce Italian and Spanish wines. This style is peppery with strong tannins. Aged in neutral French Oak 84%, American oak 13%, and the balance is Hungarian oak. Receive all...

Last night we had an Open That Bottle Night (OTBN) and it was very successful. Just a reminder for those who aren’t familiar. OTBN was started by John Bretcher and Dottie Gaiter, wine writers for the Wall Street Journal. The premise is to open that bottle of wine that you’ve been saving for just...